im a little over 5'9" and ive got a compact build and allot of weight in my legs....

once my messed up back gets better i might put on some weight in trainng because ive lost some muscle

How long reach do you have? being a short guy in a higher div is very hard. You have to either have really good cardio and speed to compensate for your size disadvantage. In the MW div(160lbs) its normal to be around 5'10-6'ft even 6'1. But weight cutting in boxing is crazy. I think you should at least go MW so that you don't have a huge size disadvantage. guys in 175 (LHW) are usually around 6'1-6'2.

How long reach do you have? being a short guy in a higher div is very hard. You have to either have really good cardio and speed to compensate for your size disadvantage. In the MW div(160lbs) its normal to be around 5'10-6'ft even 6'1. But weight cutting in boxing is crazy. I think you should at least go MW so that you don't have a huge size disadvantage. guys in 175 (LHW) are usually around 6'1-6'2.

i dony mind fighting taller dues that much i can slip inside ad work the body and i make up for it with power and stamina...

my reach is short though like 69 inches....

i guess i have to get back into shape and find out if i gain or lose weight cause of the muslce i lost IDK what will happen...

i dony mind fighting taller dues that much i can slip inside ad work the body and i make up for it with power and stamina...

my reach is short though like 69 inches....

i guess i have to get back into shape and find out if i gain or lose weight cause of the muslce i lost IDK what will happen...

if im fighting at lhw will the guys be slower in general?

No bro, that only applies to the much smaller div's and HW. LHW's are usually fast and powerful. People in AM usually start at the lowest possible div they can make so there is a lot of 6'2- 6'3 LHW in AM. It sound like you can easily shed some healthy weight. Even if you are bulky you, being 5'9 and having 69 inch reach will make it hard to deal with big lean, fas LHWs . Average reach in LHW is usually 74-75.